cocktail glass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cocktail glass
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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One customer said UPS managed to deliver a cocktail glass, after saying it had been discarded.
“It magically reappeared, but it arrived very broken,” said Cernea, who sent the customer a new cocktail glass that arrived intact.
Simply put, it’s heaven in a cocktail glass.
From Salon
It’s held in a stuffy Hilton ballroom where your jokes must compete with clanging silverware, the sounds of room-temperature salmon being chewed, and the occasional clatter of a dropped cocktail glass.
From Washington Post
Strain the drink into the chilled cocktail glass.
From Washington Post
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